Firm News: May 2015

Another privacy breach has resulted in the theft of patients’ personal information at several hospitals in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. These hospitals all used the billing services of Medical Management LLC, based in North Carolina. Despite knowing the sensitive information its employees can access in hospitals, it is alleged that a Medical…

Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., today announced it is investigating claims from members of the fishing industry, property owners and others harmed by an oil spill that began Tuesday and blighted the shoreline just north of Santa Barbara, California. California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in response to the oil spill. NBC News reported…

UPDATE 2/22/2016: We are no longer pursuing this Lumber Liquidators lawsuit. Lumber Liquidators’ Chinese-made laminate flooring has dangerously high levels of formaldehyde, a toxin so harmful that W&L filed a class action lawsuit in March against the company on behalf of consumers who installed this highly toxic flooring in their homes. The firm is equally…

W&L has been recognized by the New York Law Journal for winning the top three product liability verdicts in New York State in 2014. “The lawyers and law firms who are ranked in this special section represent the best of the best in 2014,” New York Law Journal associate publisher Farrell McManus wrote in the…

W&L today announced it will investigate potential claims from consumers pestered by unsolicited phone calls or spam text messages from telemarketers, debt collectors and others. The law firm said it wants to explore with these victims their right to receive compensation from violators of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA provides that…